'Perfectly Clear' is the sixth album recorded by American singer Jewel. Her first album of country music, it was released on Valory Records (an imprint of Big Machine Records) on June 3, 2008 (see 2008 in country music). The album is composed of a mixture of new and old fan-favorite songs, although only one of the songs had previously appeared on one of her albums. "2 Become 1," from 0304 appeared in a new country version that was re-titled, "Two Become One." Its lead single, "Stronger Woman", peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. John Rich, one half of the country rock duo Big & Rich, produced the album. "I Do", was released to country radio on June 23, 2008 as the album's second single, which peaked in the Top 40. "Till It Feels Like Cheating" was released on October 27, 2008 as the third single, but only stayed on the charts for one week debuting and peaking at #57.
Perfectly Clear debuted at #8 on The Billboard 200 with 48,000 copies. The album was released in Australia on May 29, 2009. It was released across Europe in June 2009. The European edition also includes the video for the first single "Stronger Woman". As of June 2010, the album has sold 370,000 copies worldwide, including 240,000 in the U.S.
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